Non-leaking bearing for revolving shafts.



A. P. DRON & G. w. WILSON.

NON-'LEAKING BEARING FOR REVOLVING SHAFTS. MPLICATION FILED AUG'.6| I918.

. Patented Mar. 4,1919.

JOIN INVENTORS ATTORNEY A. P. DRUN & G. W. WILSON.

NON-LEAKING BEARING FOR REVOLVING SHAFTS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-6.19l8.

1,295,9M. Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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JOINT INVENTORS A 11:! 719 5 07354 9 %A'o A BY P. DRON AND GEORGE W. WILSON, OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

non-manna BEARING FOR nnvonvnvc SHAFTS. I l

1,295 974L I Specification of Letters Patent. r Patented Maw; 4, 191m}, Application filed August 6, 1918. Serial No. 248,657.

To all whom it may concern; s kshow'nvon the drawing as T. A groove R Be it known that we, ANDREW P. DRON has been cut around the interior circumferand Gnonon W. WILSON, citizens of the. once of thrust bearing P into which a ring United States, and residents of the city of of rubber, metal or other suitable material Fresno, county of Fresno, and State of Caliis fitted. T=h1s ring should fit tightly fornia, have invented a new and useful Nonaround shaft D and also within groove R Lea-kin Bearing for Revolving Shafts, of to make an air-tight joint. T is a groove which t he following is a specification. around the outside periphery of thrust bear- Our invention relates to a revolving shaft ing P into which'a ring Q of felt or some bearing which is non-leaking when under similar substance can be fitted to, bear pressure and our object is'to produce a bearagainst the wall of cylindrical chamber N ing of this character without the use of a its object being to keep sand and dirt from.

stuffing box, gland or packing. This charthe bearing. b is a compression spring one.

actor of beanngis especially useful in conend of which rests on a base or collar V nection .with centrifugal pumps, steam and which is attached to and revolves with shaft water turbines andpropeller bearings In a D, the other end of the spring being arsteamboat. l ranged to bear against thethrust bearing P In the drawings accompanying thisspeclwhich in turn presses thrust washer O fication Figure 1 shows a sectional elevation against the face F or E If there is water, of the bearing asu'sed on a centrifugal steam, or air pressure in the chamber M or pump, partly in secti n. ig. 2 is a m dl- N it will not pass through the bearing F fied form of the oiling system of the .bearor E.

ing. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the The groove T and felt ring Q therein bearing. may be substituted by a dust cap. Q? as In said drawing B represents an ordina shown in Fig. 1, on bearing E, or the oil centrifugal pump having impeller 0 who well G and ringsg and 9 can be substiis actuated by the main shaft D. Shaft-D tuted by a grease on G? as shown in Fig. 2.

is carried in bearings E and F shown in Flg. The object above d dscribed can be accom- 1 as connected so that an air tight chamber plished by a single-bearing as well as with H is formed between them. This chamber a double one.

is larger in diameter than the shaft, forming The thrust WasherO can be omitted and an oil well G at the bottom thereof from the thrust. bearing P canbeground to fit chamber G.

which oil is carried to the shaft D adjacent closely against the faced ends E or F to the bearings by means of oil rings. g and Having described our invention we claim: 9 Kis a plate or cap over an opening into 1. In a non-leaking bearing forv a re- 1 volving shaft, the combination of. a bear- The bearings E and F consist of a sup ing support, the end portionsof which are porting case E and a bushlng E The cylindrical and arranged to have a common ends of bushing E are formed With apcenter line with the shaft, a bushing atproximately true faces E and F and the tached to, and within the bearin support,

supporting case E extends beyond the faced the bushmg having faced. on s, thrust ends, forming cylindrical chambers hav ng washers ad acent to the faced ends of the a-colnmon center line with shaft D. These bushin and surrounding the shaft,"a thrust cylindrical chambershave been termed M bearing attached to the-shaft so that it can and N on the drawings. 0 are thrust washslide lengthwise on said shaft, but is locked ers carried onshaft D adjacent to the faces to rotate. with it, and means for pressing E and F Thrust washers O can be consaid thrust bearings against the thrust structed of fiber, leather, Wood or metal, and washer, substantially as described.

should be formed to fit snugly against the 2. In a non-leaking bearing for a revolv- 10c faces E 'and F P is a thrust bearin con-' ing aft, the combination of a'bearing supstructed preferably of metal and sot at it *port terminatlng at each end a cylinfits snugly on shaft 1D, and within cyhndrical chamber larger than the shaft and dric'al chamber M or N It should be movhav' a common center hne with the shaft,

.able with pressure lengthwise on shaft D, a sha bearing in the bearing support and but should be keyed thereto so it will rotate spaced from t e ends thereof, said bearing with it. The key used forthis purpose is having faced ends ,a thrust washer ad acent the thrust. washer,

scribed and for the purposes set forth.

, havin a sha ing support terminating and a thrust bearing constructed to fit against \the thrust washer and being longitudinallymovable on the shaft, a collar attached to the shaft, and spring means between the collar and the thrust bearing adapted to press the thrust bearing against substantially as de- 3. In a non-leaking bearing for a revolving shaft, the combination of a bearing support terminating at each end in a cylindricchamber larger than the shaft and a common center line with the shaft, bearing. in the bearing support and spaced from the ends thereof, said bearing having faced ends, a'thrust washer adjacent to each of the faced ends of the bearin and a thrust bearing constructed to t against the thrust washer and-being longitudinally movable on the shaft, and having, means thereon to form an air tight connection between the thrust bearing and the shaft consisting of a liable ring fitted tightly between the sha and the inside periphery of the thrust bearing.

4. Ina non-leaking bearing for a revolving shaft, the combination of a bearat each end in a than the shaft cylindrical chamber larger and having a common center line with the shaft, a shaft bearlng 1n the bearing supbearing,

port and spaced from the ends thereof, said earinghaving faced ends, a thrust washer adjacentto each of; the faced ends of the and a thrust bearing constructed to fit against the thrust washer and being longitudinally movable on the shaft, a groove around the inside periphery of the thrust bearing, a pliable ring fitted within said groove and constructed to press upon the shaft forming an air-tight fit.

5. In a non-leaking bearing for a revolving shaft, having a bearing chamber, and a bearing bushing faced at each end, attached to the the combination of a thrust washer, a thrust bearing attached to the shaft with an air tight fit, and slidably disan air-tight fit to that the thrust bearing,

drical bearing chamber,

member in close proximity substantially as described and for the purposes set forth. I

6. In a non-leaking bearing-for a rotary shaft, the combination of an air tight cylindrical bearin chamber,-a bushing fitted to the wall of the chamber, said bearing being constructed for the shaft to rotate therein, a thrust washer adapted to approximately cover the faced end of the rotary bearing, a thrust bearing fitted on the shaft with an air tight fit and adapted to slide thereon, a groove around the outside periphery of the thrust bearing and a ring fitted, therein so it will bear against the wall of the cylindrical chamber, a collar attached to the shaft and a compression spring placed between the collar and the thrust bearing so and the faced end of the bushing will bear against each other, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

the thrust Washer faced on the ends and u 7. In a non-leaking bearing for a rotary 7 an air tight cylina bushing fitted to inside wall of the shaft, the combination of an air tight fit to the chamber, said bushing being faced on the ends and constructed for the shaft to rotate therein, thrust Washers adapted to approximately cover the facedends of the bushing, thrust bearings fitted on the shaft with an air tight fit and adapted to slide thereon,

collars attached to the shaft and compres- I sion springs placed between the collars and the thrust bearings so that the thrust/bean ing, the thrust washer and the faced end on each end of the bushing will be adj acent to each other, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

ANDBEW P. nRoN;

GEO. w. WILSON.

I Witnesses:

Cnno K. Cums, ERNns'r PLA'rrn. 

